Still working on it

After working so hard and seeing success with eating, it seems like we've gone back to square one on Evan's eating skills ever since the trach was taken out.
I knew it was possible that he would be more sensitive about it, since he is functioning at 100% taste-wise for the first time since he was 3 1/2 months old. But it's still disappointing.

Oh well, I said. We'll get there. Instead of trying yet another day of insisting he take a spoonful of baby food, I dumped some puréed bananas on his tray, gave him a spoon with a little on it, and said "Let's PLAY!"
And wonder upon wonders, he actually managed to taste some and feed himself a spoonful. It was more accident than intent, but I'll take it.

He also is showing off some MAD standing skills. :-)

Just two weeks and two days until his 1st birthday. Time has flown by.